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ABSTRACT

A toothpaste dispenser includes, a base, and a press lever. The base such that a toothpaste tube may be easily securely inserted such that the nozzle is inverted and secured there through an opening located on the floor of the base. A second end of the press lever is pivotally mounted to the base. The base retains the tooth paste tube when pressure is exerted thereupon. There are two preferred embodiments of the tooth paste tube is the Squeezebottle dispenser having a channeled vent valve, U.S. Pat. No. 5,373,967. Said invention is ideally utilized in showers and tight areas.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to collapsible tube dispensersand more specifically to a toothpaste dispenser which does not damagethe toothpaste tube during convenient dispensing of tooth paste.

DISCUSSION OF THE PRIOR ART

There are drawbacks to most prior art collapsible tube dispensers. Someprior art collapsible tube dispensers extract only 75 to 80 percent ofthe contents in the tube, because the construction of the tube dispenserdoes not allow the front of the tube to be effectively compressed. Someof these prior art tube dispensers will damage the collar at the frontof the tube with the result of the tube leaking tooth paste and causinga mess.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide atoothpaste dispenser which allows a user to get most of the toothpasteout of the tube, and provides an easy dispenser to be utilized while theperson is in the shower or when said person does not wish to untwisttooth paste caps.

According to the present invention, a toothpaste dispenser includes abase, and a press lever. The base includes a base plate and a squeezeplate which is fastened to the base plate. A second end of the presslever is pivotally mounted to second ends of the top portion of thebase. The base retains the tooth paste tube when pressure is exerted onthe tooth paste tube.

When the tooth paste tube is squeezed, the tooth paste exits through thenozzle on the tooth paste tube onto the tooth brush of an user. In thepreferred embodiment the nozzle of the tube is not sealed after usage.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide atoothpaste dispenser which increases the percentage of toothpasteextracted from a toothpaste tube.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a toothpastedispenser which does not damage the collar of the toothpaste tube.

It is yet a further object of the present invention to provide atoothpaste dispenser which enables dispensing tooth paste withoutcausing a mess.

Finally, it is another object of the present invention to provide atoothpaste dispenser which an be attached to a wall or door; and can beeasy to use while a person is in the shower.

These and additional objects, advantages, features and benefits of thepresent invention will become apparent from the following specification

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toothpaste dispenser as would bemounted to a wall in accordance with the present invention; and

FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of a full tube of tooth paste in thetoothpaste dispenser in accordance with the present invention in thedepressed state with pressure exerted by a person.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With reference now to the drawings, and particularly to FIG. 1, there isshown a perspective view of a toothpaste dispenser 1. The toothpastedispenser 1 includes a base 10, and a press lever 16.

By way of further background, U. S. Pat. No. 5,373,967 are incorporatedherein by this reference, describe a tooth paste tube which ispreferably used with the current invention.

A second end of the press lever 16 is pivotally mounted 30 to said base10 such that the press lever 16 freely swings.

The base 10 retains the toothpaste tube 100 when pressure is exertedthereupon. The toothpaste dispenser 1 is preferably mounted onto a wall.

A plurality of compression mechanisms 20 is formed in the first end ofthe press lever 16. When the toothpaste tube 100 is fully squeezed; thecompression mechanisms 20 exerts pressure onto the toothpaste tube toextracted from the toothpaste tube 100. The press lever 16 is largeenough to enable a person to exert pressure onto said lever with ease.For example, a person may exert pressure onto said lever while in theshower with an elbow or any other convenient body part. Said lever maybe contoured in a fashion which is ergonomic for use.

The easy loading of the tooth paste tube 100 into the base 10 becausesaid internal cavity of said base is formed to the shape of the toothpaste tube 100. Loading and unloading of the toothpaste tube 100 intothe base only requires that the pressure to be exerted onto the toothpaste tube 100 such that it fits into the internal tooth paste tubecavity formed by the base whereas the nozzle 40 of the tooth paste tube100 resting through a hole at the bottom of said base 10. Alternatively,only floor portion leading to the hole of the tooth paste dispenser 1 isformed in the shape of the tooth paste tube 100 to keep it firmly inplace. Since the tooth paste tube 100 is in an inverted position beingthe ideal position to dispense tooth paste onto a tooth brush.

In the preferred embodiment, said tooth paste dispenser 1 may be placewithin a shower area which may be removable mounted onto surfaces suchas but not limited to a mirror a wall, glass door, or over a sink. Saidmounting may be but not limited to suction cups, adhesive, hooks, andVelcro.

Alternatively, said pressure exerted upon the tooth paste tube 100 maybe motorized. Whereas the base includes an electronic sensor and saidtooth brush includes a marker to be identified in close proximity to thedispenser thus dispensing said tooth paste upon said tooth brush.

In one embodiment, a sensor, separate therefrom and later more fullydescribed, accesses the resistance and places it in a circuit tocontroller, essentially informing the electronic controller of themarker's. The controller is able to verify said tooth brush by applyinga small voltage to that series circuit, and, directly or indirectly,determine the resistance value, the number of ohms, or anotherelectrical characteristic, such as the time to discharge a knowncapacitor, which is a function of that resistance value. That sensing isaccomplished by electronically monitoring the current that flows in theseries circuit resulting from applying a known applied voltage to thatcircuit, which is carried out by the electronic controller later hereindescribed. The value of the resistance may be determined by applying aknown voltage to the circuit and, after a set time interval, checkingthe voltage level to which the capacitor has become charged.Alternatively, the capacitor may first be charged to a known voltage.The resistor is then switched into a series circuit with the chargedcapacitor to allow the resistor to gradually discharge the capacitor andreduce the voltage thereacross, the rate of discharge being dependent onthe resistance value. The time taken for the voltage across thecapacitor to fall to a selected lower voltage level, such as a number ofnanoseconds or milliseconds, is measured by the controller later hereindescribed.

In another embodiment, magnetic material is placed within the toothbrush to be detected by a proximity sensor within the base. Any form ofproximity sensor known to persons skilled in the art may be used withthis invention.

Alternatively, said tooth paste dispenser may also provide holders fortooth brushes, soap, shaving cream and floss.

Said cap from the tooth paste tube may be secured onto said tube in saiddispenser, if desired by the user, in events of non use.

While particular embodiments of the invention have been shown anddescribed, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that changesand modifications may be made without departing from the invention inits broader aspects, and therefore, the aim in the appended claims is tocover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spiritand scope of the invention.

1. A toothpaste dispenser comprising: a. a base with an internal cavityin the form of said tooth paste tube; and b. a push lever having a firstend and a second end, said second end of said push lever being pivotallyconnected to a second end of base, at least one pressure mechanism beingformed in a first end of said push lever.
 2. A toothpaste dispenser asin claim 1 whereas said dispenser is mounted onto a wall with suctioncups.
 3. A toothpaste dispenser as in claim 1 whereas said dispenser ismounted onto a wall with adhesive.
 4. A toothpaste dispenser as in claim1 whereas said dispenser is mounted onto a wall with velcro.
 5. Atoothpaste dispenser as in claim 1 whereas said dispenser is mountedonto a wall with hooks.
 6. A toothpaste dispenser as in claim 1 whereassaid dispenser provides for a holder of tooth brushes.
 7. A toothpastedispenser as in claim 1 whereas said dispenser provides for a holder ofshaving cream.
 8. A toothpaste dispenser as in claim 1 whereas saiddispenser provides for a holder of shavers.
 9. A toothpaste dispenser asin claim 1 whereas said dispenser also dispenses floss.
 10. A toothpastedispenser as in claim 1 whereas said dispenser is constructed from abacteria resistant plastic.
 11. A toothpaste dispenser as in claim 1whereas said dispenser has an electronic proximity sensor toautomatically dispense tooth paste once the tooth brush is detected. 12.A toothpaste dispenser as in claim 1 whereas said dispenser is shaped inthe form of a cartoon character.